A popular folklore about The great Indian Leader Mahatma Gandhi.

1. Preach What You Practice A Real Story Contributed By Saumitra Yadav

2. Preach what you practice Mahatma Gandhi used to conduct daily evening prayers. Lot of people used to attend these prayer meeting.

3. Preach what you practice There was a simple Lady from nearby village who decided to attend the prayer meet conducted by Mahatma Gandhi . She decided to take along her small son for the meet so the son can meet the great mahatma.

4. Preach what you practice Both the Lady & her son attended the prayer meet . After the meet a thought came to lady’s mind. The son was eating too much of sugar. He was fond of eating sugar. He was not listening to any body & it was not good for his health.

5. Preach what you practice The lady thought if Gandhi ji speaks to her son about not eating too much of sugar, he will definitely listen to mahatma Gandhi. The lady took her son to Mahatma & Narrated the problem. Mahatma Gandhi Listened attentively But did not say anything to her son. On the way back home the lady thought may be it was too small a problem for great leader so he did not pay any attention to it.

6. Preach what you practice Some months passed by & the lady completely forgot the incident. The lady again thought of visiting the prayer meet conducted by Great Gandhi & took her son along with her.

7. Preach what you practice Both mother & son attended the prayer meet & were happy to see The great Leader again. After the meet suddenly Mahatma Gandhi asked the lady to bring her son to him.

8. Preach what you practice The lady took her son to mahatma. The great leader affectionately touched the head of the son & asked ? Do you eat too much of sugar. The son replied in affirmation. Gandhi told the son not to eat too much of sugar as this was not good for the health.

9. Preach what you practice The lady was surprised That great leader remembered there first meeting & took so much care of talking to her son. The lady was perplexed too that when first time she asked mahatma he did not pay any attention.

10. Preach what you practice She asked the great leader, sir when I first met you & ask to reprimand my son , you did not pay any attention & today you from your own came & told my son not to eat too much of sugar.

11. Preachwhat you practice The great leader replied. Quote “ when you came first time , I myself was in habit of eating too much of sugar. How could I preach when I myself was eating too much of sugar. In last couple of months I tried & reduced my intake of sugar substantially. I thought now I am in a position to tell the young boy about not eating too much of sugar. ’’

12. Preach what you practice This was Gandhi the great Leader who never preached the things which he himself never do.